{"id":1055,"date":"2011-11-16T03:00:46","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lettinggo\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2011-11-12T10:41:38","modified_gmt":"2011-11-12T15:41:38","slug":"finding-the-incentive-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/2011\/11\/finding-the-incentive-to-change.html","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Incentive to Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> Working to be more inwardly observant of myself has brought about invaluable changes in all areas of my life. However, just recently, I feel stuck in a comfort zone where I don&#8217;t want to do the work of seeing more of myself. How do I get going again?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> This may help: Once you have become as inwardly quiet as possible, ask sincerely for God to show you exactly what you need to see about yourself. When you make this wish, make it fully. Work as best you can to be conscious of what it is like to remain you. This kind of honest inner seeing not only creates true incentive for self-change, but provides the new ground you need in yourself to continue your growth. The untold great spiritual secret concerning self-transformation is that we grow in proportion to our awareness of what we can no longer be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Working to be more inwardly observant of myself has brought about invaluable changes in all areas of my life. However, just recently, I feel stuck in a comfort zone where I don&#8217;t want to do the work of seeing more of myself. How do I get going again? 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